PHILOSOPHER

Vasishtha

2000 BC - 2000 BC

Vasishtha

Vasishtha (Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ, lit. 'most excellent', IAST: Vasiṣṭha) is one of the oldest and revered Vedic rishis or sages, and one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis). Vasishtha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda. Vasishtha and his family are mentioned in Rigvedic verse 10.167.4, other Rigvedic mandalas and in many Vedic texts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vasishtha has received more than 1,136,341 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Vasishtha is the 449th most popular philosopher (up from 508th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

1.1M
Page Views (PV)
60.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
4.02
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Vasishtha ranks 449 out of 1,267. Before him are Diogenes of Babylon, Ernesto Laclau, Theodorus the Atheist, Arnobius, John Toland, and Huiyuan. After him are Luce Irigaray, Maine de Biran, Gianni Vattimo, Lucilio Vanini, Paul Natorp, and Nelson Goodman.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Diogenes of Babylon
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 443
Ernesto Laclau
1935 - 2014
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 444
Theodorus the Atheist
340 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 445
Arnobius
255 - 327
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 446
John Toland
1670 - 1722
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 447
Huiyuan
334 - 416
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 448
Vasishtha
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 449
Luce Irigaray
1930 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 450
Maine de Biran
1766 - 1824
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 451
Gianni Vattimo
1936 - 2023
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 452
Lucilio Vanini
1585 - 1619
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 453
Paul Natorp
1854 - 1924
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 454
Nelson Goodman
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 455

Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000 BC, Vasishtha ranks 5. Before him are Zoroaster, Senusret I, Sumu-abum, and Vishvamitra. After him are Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Ilu-shuma, Erishum I, Gungunum, Iddin-Dagan, and Abisare. Among people deceased in 2000 BC, Vasishtha ranks 4. Before him are Zoroaster, Hagar, and Vishvamitra. After him are Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Ilu-shuma, Mang of Xia, Xie of Xia, Bu Jiang, Gungunum, and Jiong of Xia.

Others Born in 2000 BC

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Zoroaster
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 1
Senusret I
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1919 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 2
Sumu-abum
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1960 BC
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3
Vishvamitra
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 4
Vasishtha
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 5
Bharadwaja
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6
Gautama Maharishi
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 7
Ilu-shuma
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 8
Erishum I
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 9
Gungunum
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 10
Iddin-Dagan
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1954 BC
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 11
Abisare
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 2000 BC

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Zoroaster
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 1
Hagar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 2
Vishvamitra
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 3
Vasishtha
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 4
Bharadwaja
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 5
Gautama Maharishi
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 6
Ilu-shuma
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 7
Mang of Xia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 8
Xie of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 9
Bu Jiang
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 10
Gungunum
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 11
Jiong of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 12